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FELIPE GIROUD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PACKAGING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

Application filed. November 12, 1907. Serial No. 401,852.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIPE G ROUD, of New York, in the county and Stateof New York, have invented certain-Improvements in Packaging-Machines,of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for packaging various articles suchfor instance as cigarettes, and in the present case the machine is shownand described as for that pur pose only.

The object of the said invention is to take from a magazine into whichcompleted cigarettes are placed in bulk, a certain number of thecigarettes at each operation of the ma chine, and carry them toappliances whereby they are compressed into a compact bunch and providedwith a wrapper, as will here inafter fully appear.

In thedes'cription of the said machine which follows, reference is madeto the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and in which,

Figure 1 is a sectional front elevation of the improved machine. Fig. 2is a plan of the same. Fig. 3 is a section of Fig. 1 taken on the dottedline cc, and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow in thatfigure. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional front view of the magazine forthe wrappers which are to be applied to bunches of cigarettes in thepackaging operation, together with a stack of wrappers, a paste box, andcertain of the devices whereby paste from the box is applied to thebottom wrapper of the stack. Fig. 5 is an exterior front View of thewrapper magazine and its attachments, showing the paste-applying devicesas in different positions with respect to the other elements of theapparatus. Fig. 6 is an end View of Fig. 5, looking in the directionindicated by the Fig. 7 isan enlarged. sectional front view of a part ofthe wrapper magazine, together with a portion of the carrier whereby thebottom wrapper is taken from the stack of wrap ers in the magazine, andpresented tothe cevices whereby it is applied to a compressed bunch ofcigarettes, and illustrating the first movement of the wrapper. Fig. 8is a view similar to Fig. 7, except that the wrapper carrier is shown ashaving grasped the end of the wrapper. Fig. 9 is an enlarged partlysectional front view of the wra per carrier, the means by which it isdirect y operated, the devices in which the loose bunch of cigarettes islaterally compressed into a compact body, the first set ofwrapper-folding appliances, and the plunger whereby the cigarettes are.pushed from the compression chamber to the folding appliances. Figs. 10,11 and 12 are enlarged. vertical transverse sections of the first set ofwrappentucking and folding appliances, illustrating various positions ofthe elements of the latter. Fig. 13 is a section of parts of Fig. 10taken on the dotted line ww, together with a wrapper shown as justentering between the fixed tuckers, and theplunger whereby the wrapperis forced between the tuckers through the medium of the bunch ofcigarettes (not shown) against the end of which 'the plunger is driven.Fig. 14 is a still further enlarged top view of the fixed tuckers beforealluded to, together with a second fixed tucker. tion of Fig. 14 takenon the dotted line :r-ac. Fig. 16 is an enlarged longitudinal sidesectional view of the magazine into which the cigarettes are placed inbulk, together with the carriage in which the cigarettes are looselybunched and whereby the bunch is carried to the mechanism by means ofwhich they are laterally compressed to a compact bunch, and the meanswhereby the carriage is directly operated. Fig. 17 is an exterior viewof Fig. 16. Fig. 18 is an enlarged top view of the appliance whereby thecigarettes are forced from the carriage in the cigarette magazine, tothe compressing devices before referred to. Fig. 19 is a plan View ofthe plunger before referred to, and the means whereby it is directlyactuated. Fig. 20 is a view of Fig. 19 looking in the directionindicated by the arrow in that figure. Fig. 21 is an enlarged sectionalside view of the mechanism whereby the loose bunch of cigarettes iscompressed and carried to the wrapper applying devices, the compressionchamber thereof being shown as fully extended. Fig. 22 is a view similarto Fig. 21 except that the compression chamber is shown as reduced inlength, and occupied by a loose bunch of cigarettes. Fig. 23 is a Viewsimilar to Fig. 22 except that the compression chamber is fullycontracted in length, and the bunch of cigarettes therein com ressed,and

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wrapped. Fig. 24 is an exterior top view of Fig. 22. Fig. 25 is anenlarged section of the end-folding devices, and their connections asthey appear before the same have Fig. 1.5 is a cross sec-- been placedin operation. Fig. 26 is a view similar to Fig. 25, except that foldingdevices are shown as they appear immediately before the completion ofthe end-folding operation. Fig. 27 is a view of certain parts shown inFig. 26, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow in that figure.Fig. 28 is an enlarged plan view of certain appliances adapted to inserta coupon into the bunch of cigarettes when the same are in a looselybunched condition, and Figs. 29, 30 and 31 are sectional side views ofFig. 28, showing the moving parts of the apparatus therein illustrated,as in different positions. Figs. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 illustratethe condition of the wrapper at various stages of the packagingoperation.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 is the frame of the machine, and 2 thelegs thereof which are broken off for want of space. 3 a table erectedon and secured to the frame 1. Referring now particularly to Figs. 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the drawings, 4 is the magazine in which astack of labels or wrappers 5 for the cigarettes is placed. The magazine4 is situated considerably above and su ported from the table 3 by meansof the racket 6, as is best shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The bottom of thewrapper magazine 4 is cut away leaving only the portions a and b whichextend crosswise of the magazine, as shown in Figs. 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8. Bythis means, a large portion of the underside of the bottom wra per isexposed, and the wrapper lacking ac equate support to keep it in a truehorizontal position, may therefore be easily looped or made to assume acurved shape, as shown in Fig. 7, and ultimately have one of its endswithdrawn from the portion 1) of the magazine and allowed. to hang downbelow the same, as shown in Fig. 8, for a purpose hereinafter described.To effect the curving or looping of .the bottom Wrapper and thewithdrawal of its end from the support I) in the magazine, in order thatthe free end of the wrapper may be grasped. by the wrapper carrier 7,hereinafter described, and by it presented to the cigarettes to bewrapped, there is placed under the open portion of the magazine and nearits front end, a roller 9 which is tight on shaft 10. This shaftcarrying the roller 9 is in constant rotation through the medium of thevertical shaft 12 which extends through a tubular part of the bracket 6and is driven from the horizontal shaft 13 by the two pairs of mitergear wheels 14. The horizontal shaft 13 derives its rotation from themain driving shaft 15 by means of sprocket wheels on the said shaft, andthe chain belt 17. In addition to the supports a and b the bottomwrapper has a third support consisting of an idle roller 19 over whichthe wrapper is drawn as it is taken from the magazine by the wrappercarrier 7. The object in having this support of cylindrical shape andadapted for'free rotation is to prevent giving to the wrapper apermanent curvature as would be the case if a considerable portion ofthe wrapper were drawn over a device having corners or a sharp edge incontact with the wrapper. In order to increase the friction between theroller 9 and the bottom wrapper which by rotation of the said roller hasto be detached from the su port 7) to give it the curvature or loopbeore referred to, the said roller has attached to its surface a strip 0of rubber or felt of limited width; and by this means a practicallyintermittent effect is produced, a wrapper being looped only at suchtime as is required. in the operation of the machine, as willhereinafter appear. The wrapper carrier 7 before briefly referred to asthe device which takes a wrapper from the magazine 4 and places it infront of a bunch of cigarettes as the preliminary step in the packagingof the same, consists of a sector secured to a horizontal shaft 20supported in bearings above the table 3 and it is upon the outer curvedsurface of the sector that the wrapper rests during its transfer fromthe magazine to the place where it is deposited in front of a bunch ofcigarettes.

The extreme upward and backward position of the wrapper carrier isindicated in Fig. 8, and its extreme reverse or downward position inFig. 9. The movement of the wrapper carrier is derived primarily fromthe driving shaft 15 through the medium of a toothed sector 21 on thehorizontal shaft 20, a vertically moving rack 22- in engagement with thesector, a cam 23, and a suitable connection 25 between the cam and therack, as shown in Fig. 1; and the movement of the wrapper carriereffected as described, is a regular vibratory one. The means wherebythe. wrapper carrier is made to grasp the free end of the wrapper as theformer reaches its extreme upward position shown in F 8, and release thewrapper, as it reaches its extreme downward position illustrated in Fig.9, consists as follows: The inner surface of the curved portion of thecarrier is provided with a similarly curved plate 26 (see Figs. 1, 7, rsand 9) susceptible of a limited sliding movement with respect to thesaid surface, and having a hooked end (1 which extends over the loweredge of the carrier. The upper end of the curved plate is pivoted to onearm of a i bell-crank 27, and the other arm of the bellcrank is pivotedto a suitably guided rod 3!) which at its free extremity is providedwith a roller 6 which at times is in contact with the curved surfacef ofthe bearing 31 for the shaft 20. A spiral spring 9 on the rod 30,

31 is formed a depression '5 into which the roller e enters as thewrapper carrier reaches its highest position, thus causing the curvedplate 26 to move independently of the carrier and bring the hook d ofthe plate 26 closely in contact with the end or edge of the carrier, asshown in Fig. 8. As this movement takes place at the time that the endof a wrapper is hanging down below the wrapper magazine, the wrapper isclasped as shown in Fig. 8; and in the downward move ment of thecarrier, the wrapper is carried with it. The hold of the carrier on thewrapper is, however, released as soon as the roller 0 leaves thedepression i and subsequent to that time the movement of the wrapper iseffected by friction between it and the carrier;

In Fig. 9 the wrapper is shown as released and loose on the carrier, andtherefore in a condition to be applied to a bunch of cigarettes which atthat time is in front of it, as hereinafter described. It is necessarythat the wrapper when carried to the position shown in Fig. 9 shouldhave the underside of its lateral edges for a limited distance, coatedwith some adhesive. 1 therefore place in the rear of the wrappermagazine a paste box 32 having therein a paste roller 33 which pro jectsthrough an aperture in the bottom of the box as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.The shaft of this roller is fitted with a sprocket wheel 34 which isdriven by a sprocket chain 35 from a similar wheel 37 on the shaft 10carrying the roller 9 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. To cooperate with thepaste roller 33 and there by transfer paste directly to the edges of thebottom wrapper for a limited distance longitudinally of the same, aspring-held carriage 39 is pivoted to a cross head 40 adapted to slidein a suitable guide 41 extending rearward from the paste boX 32. The endof the carriage 39 is provided with two paste wheels 43 shown in Figs. 1and 2. The carriage and its movable connections receive a reciprocat ingmovement from the shaft 10 through the medium of a crank 45 and a rod 47as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and in this movement the paste wheels takepaste from the paste roller 33 and transfer it to the under side of thebot tom wrapper in the wrapper magazine. It

will be understood that the length of the crank 45 regulates thedistance that the paste wheels traverse the wrapper.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 16, 17, 18, 27, 28, 29 and30, 50 is the magazine into which the cigarettes in bulk are placed.Within the magazine and adapted to have a sliding movementlongitudinally thereof, is a carriage 51, the upper surface plate ofwhich is inclined as shown in Fig. 16, in order that the cigarettes bythe force of gravity will move toward the inner end of the magazinewhich is provided with several partition plates 53 extendingtransversely of the carriage. These partitions are separated to adistance slightly greater than the diameter of a cigarette, and formpockets having such depth as to hold more than two cigarettes whenthesame are placed one upon another as shown in Figs. 16 and 17. The part54 of side of the magazine to the left in Fi 2 is made of glass forobvious purposes. The glass plate is also shown in Fig. 16. The slidingmovement of the carriage before referred to is produced by the cam 55,the arm 57, and the link 59 which is pivoted to a lug 60 on the underside of the carriage. 61 and 62 are ports in the opposite sides or wallsof the cigarette magazine 50 for the passage of certain ejecting fingershereinafter described, whereby a loose bunch of cigarettes is pushed tothe devices which compress the bunch and carry it to thewrapper-applying mechanism, as will hereinafter appear.

The ejecting fingers above referred to are best shown in Figs. 2, 18,28, 29, 30 and 31, in which they are denoted by 64, and they are formedat one end of a plate 65 suitably guided as shown in Fig. 2. The plate65 has a reciprocating movement derived from the driving shaft 15 bymeans of the cam 67 arm 69, and the bell-crank 71, (see Fig. 18) onemember of which is united to the rod 69 by a universal joint 73, and theother member connected to a lug on the lower side of the plate, as shownin dotted lines in Fig. 18. The height of the fingers 64 is slightlyless than the height of the two cigarettes placed horizontally, one uponanother, as shown in Figs. 29, 30 and 31; consequently, when the fingersare projected through the port 61 two horizontal rows only of cigarettesare pushed through the port 62 to the mechanism here-- inafterdescribed, whereby they are laterally compressed to bring them into acompact bunched condition suitable to be inclosed in a wrapper ashereinafter described; and the cigarettes remaining above those ejectedfrom the magazine by the fingers are not disturbed until the withdrawalof the fingers from the magazine, when those cigarettes which have beenresting on the fingers during their forward movement, fall by gravity tothe places before occupied by the cigarettes which have been ejected.The reciprocating motion of the carriage 51 before referred to alsoserves to shake the cigarettes into the pockets formed by the partitions53, so that the pockets are always fully occupied either by cigarettesalone or by fingers with cigarettes above them. r

The mechanism which receives the loosely bunched cigarettes ejected fromthe magazine 50 by the fingers 64, and in which the bunch is laterallycompressed into a proper condition to be wrapped, and conveyed to thewrapper-folding appliances, consists of carrier 79 (see Figs. 1, 2, 3,9, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 and 31) adapted for reciprocating movementtransversely of the table 3. Its

motion is derived from the driving shaft 15 through the medium of thecam 81, arm 83, and the link which connects the upper end of the saidarm with a lug 87 (see Figs. 21, 22 and 23) on the bottom of thecarrier, and which extends downward through a slot in the table 3. Thecarrier 79 is guided at one edge by the adjacent side of the cigarettemagazine, and at the other edge by a fixed bar 89, as shown in Fig. 2.The forward end of the carrier 79 is rigidly attached by means of flatside bars 90 (best shown in Figs. 21, 22 and 24) to the compressing ram91 which bears on a sliding bed plate 92 the rear end. of which rests onthe carrier 79. The forward end of the bed plate 92 or that part thereofwhich extends beyond the carrier 79 is seated on the table 3. The bedplate 92 receives a sliding forward movement, indicated by the arrow infull lines, from a lug 93 forming a part of the carrier 79 which comesinto contact with its rear end during a portion of the movement of thecarrier. In other words, only a portion of the motion of F the carrieris imparted to the bed plate 92,

and that as the carrier approaches the limit of its forward stroke. Thesliding movement of the bed plate 92 in an opposite direction or thatindicated by the arrow in dotted lines, is caused. by the end of the ram(which is provided with a block of fiber to reduce the j ar due toconcussion) engaging with a raised. portion of the bed plate to which arod 94 is secured, and the said rod extends loosely through the lug 93of the carrier and also loosely through a fixed bracket 96 extendingfrom the table 3. The end of the rod 9 1 has a head 98 which as the bedplate 92 reaches its extreme forward position, independently of thecarrier 79, comes in contact with the bracket 96 and prevents anyfurther movement of the bed plate in that direction. This stop mechanismis required for the reason that the stroke of the lug 93 has a tendencyto carry the bed plate 92 further than is required to make thecompression chamber 99 register with the port 62 in the side of thecigarette magazine. At the time of such registration, the carrier, bedplate and ram occupy the relative positions shown in Fig. 22. Theextreme inner end. of the bed plate 92 is provided with a hinged doorwhich together with the end of the compressing ram 91, the bed plate 92,and the covering plate 97 which is fastened to the bed plate, producesthe cigarette compression chamber 99 before briefly referred. to.

For purposes hereinafter described, the hinged door 95 has to be openedsoon after the carrier begins its backward stoke, arnd closed before thecigarettes are introduced into the compression chamber 99; and to effectthis result the hinged door 95 is connected by a link 100 to the lowerend of a lever 101 fulcrumed in a slot in the bed plate 92. The

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upper end of the lever 101. is provided uq'th a roller 102 which at oneportion of the stroke of the ram 91 bears against the horizontal flatsurface 103, and at another portion of the same enters the depression105. When the roller 102 is in contact with the horizontal flat surface103, the lever 10]. is forced into an inclined position, and the hingeddoor 95 thereby closed; and when the said roller comes into contact withthe vertical surface 107 at the forward end of the ram, the lever 101 isthrown over into the upright position, (the roller entering thedepression. 105,) and the hinged door is thereby opened. The conditionsmaking necessary these operations will be hereinafter described.

The means whereby the compressed bunch of cigarettes (see Fig. 23) ispushed from the compression chamber 99 to the appliances whereby it isprovided with a wrapper, consist of a plunger 109 shown in Figs. 1, 2, 113, 19 and 20 as forming the outer termination of a bar 1.10 fastened toand projecting from a lug 112 on a rack bar 113 which is suitably guidedin a channel 114 in the table The rack bar 113 is held down by *fiatbars one of which is denoted by 115 (shown in full lines in Fig. 20, andin dotted lines in Fig. 19) and is in engagement with a pinion. 117 (seeFigs. 19 and 20) tight on a vertical shaft 119 which is supported. atits lower end. by a bracket 120 shown in Fig. 1. The said shaft has alsosecured thereto a smaller pinion 121, see Figs. 19 and 20, which engagesa second suitably supported and guided rack 123 situated below the tableof the machine and has a movement transversely of the same. The secondrack bar 123 is driven from the main shaft by means of the cam'125, arm127 and the links 129, the last named being shown only in dotted linesin Fig. 1.9. The movement of the plunger 109 in a forward di'ree tion issuch. as to push the compressed bunch of cigarettes from and entirelyclear of the compression chamber, to and fully within thewrapper-applying devices, the said bunch carrying with it a wrapperwhich will be remembered has been placed by the wrapper carrier in frontof the wrapper-applying m ech anism. In orderthat in its forwardmovement, the plunger will not interfere with the wrapper carrier, thatdevice is made of skeleton form which gives space for the passagetherethrough of the plunger.

In the operation of the machine, the carrier 79 with its connections liegins its back ward. or return movement after the plunger 1 09 haspassed through the compression chamber 99 in its forward motion, and thebar 1 10 I b eing still within the compression chamber 99, it followstherefore that some provision must be made for the disengagement of theinterfering parts; and it is for this purpose that the compressionchamber 99 is provided with.

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the hinged door 95 which is automatically opened as before described,before the same, if not opened, would come into contact with the saidbar.

The Wrapper represented by A is formed from a sheet of paper of suchlength that when it is doubled centrally over and longitudinally of thebunch of compressed cigarettes, its ends will extend beyond the exposedends of the cigarettes and it is of such a Width as to project laterallyoverthe sides of the bunch to a distance which is equal to the depth ofthe bunch.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, thewrapper-applying mechanism consists of the upper and lower horizontalplates respectively denoted by 130 and 131 which are held rigidly inposition from the table 3 by means of the hollow columns 133. 135, 135are thin plates placed on edge between the horizontal plates 130 and131, and held in position by means of suitable holders 137 which arefastened to the table 3, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 9. The plates 135are also shown in Figs. 14 and 15. The hori zontal and vertical plates130, 131 and 135, just referred to, form the folding chamber 134; and inorder that the lateral edges of the wrapper at its double end may betuckedin as shown in Fig. 32 the entrance ends of the vertical plates135 where they project beyond the horizontal plates 130 and 131 arethickened and their inner edges rounded, as shown particularly in Figs.14 and 15. To admit'of the upper and lower edges of the doubled wrapperwhich extend laterally beyond the bunch of cigarettes assing across thevertical plates 135 over w iich they are to be folded, the said plates,except where clamped between the horizontal plates 130 and 131, are madenarrower than the height or depth of the folding chamber, as shown inFigs. 10, 11 and 12, thus producing the spaces 136. To bring the wrapperinto the condition shown in Fig. 34, that is to say, with its upperlateral edges lapped over the corresponding lower ed es, independentlyacting lower and upper fo ders are employed, the former operating inadvance of the latter. The lower folder consists of two vertical blades139 separated to a distance slightly greater than the width across thevertical plates 135, and adapted to have an up-and-down movement throughslots 140 in the horizontal plate 131. They are united as shown, andprovided with flanges 141 having at their edges the hollow uprights 142which iit loosely within the hollow columns 133 before referred to. Theup-and-down-motion of the lower folder is obtained from the main shaft15 through the medium of the cam 144, the arm 145, and link 146, whichis'pivoted to a cross-head 147, extending between and forming a part ofthe blades 139. The upper folder has blades 149 similar to the blades139, except that they are separated to a slightly greater distance, andoccupy a re versed position, they depending from the plate 150. 153, 153are stems with their up-' per ends fastened Within the lugs 152 on theplate 150. They extend downward through the hollow uprights 142, and areconnected at their lower ends by the cross-head 155 to which are pivotedthe links 157 which receives a vertical motion from an arm 159 operatedby the cam 160.

Fig. 10 shows the relative positions of the two folders before thefolding operation; and Fig. 11 their positions at the time that thelower lateral edges of the wrapper have been turned over and foldedagainst the thin side plates 135 of the chamber 134. The condition ofthe wrapper at this stage of the folding operation, is shown in Fig. 33.

Fig. 12 shows the lower folder as having completed its function, anddescended to its original position, and the up er folder as havingfolded the upper latera edges of the wrapper over the upturned loweredges, and the completion of that portion of the folding operation whichis performed within the folding chamber. The condition of the wrapper atthis time is illustrated in Fig. 34.

It must be understood that during the folding operations abovedescribed, the plunger 109 is stationary and within the folding chamber,but upon the folders returning to their original or inoperativepositions shown in Fig. 10, the plunger again moves forward and pushesthe partially completed package from the folding chamber 134 to thedischarge channel 162 which is bounded laterally by the bars 163' andcovered by a plate 164 which is preferably made of glass in order thatthe packages passing through the channel may be inspected.

165 is abar (see Figs. 1, 2, 3, 25, 26 and 27) situated in a groove 167in the table 3 ofthe machine of which it extends longitudinally, and 170is a slot in the bed in communication with the said groove, and in saidslot is placed a supplemental bar 171 which rests on the bar 165beneath, and has a limited sliding movement independently thereof. Thelimitation of the independent movement of the supplemental bar 171 iseffected by a pin 173 which projects from its under side into a slot 175of a proper length in the bar 165.

-To the bar 165 is attached across-head 177 which rests on the bottom ofthe channel 162, and has an angular extension 179, the end of which,when the bar 165 is in its extreme backward position shown in Fig. 2, isclear of the package as it is discharged from the folders. 180 is asupplemental crosshead connected to the supplemental bar 171, which whenin its extreme backward position is in alinement with the end of theangular extension 179 of the cross-head 1.71.

:YjThe devices just described receive a reciprocating movementlongitudinally of the channel 162, from the driving shaft 15 through themedium of the cam 181, the arm 182, and the link 183 which is pivoted toa lug on the bottom of the bar as shown particularly in Figs. 3 and 27When the package is pushed from the folders to the channel 162 by theplunger 109 as before described, its outer edge is in contact with thestationary supplemental crosshead which serves to keep the adjacentlapped or folded edges of the package closely together until thecross-head 177 moves forward when the end of its extension 179 tucksinward the adjoining projecting lateral edge of the wrapper closelyagainst the ends of the inclosed cigarettes.

As soon as the cross-head 177 comes into contact with the thenstationary supplemental cross-head 180, the two crossheads move forwardtogether and carry the package clear of the path taken by the packagewhich follows it, and in this movement the other la-t eral edge of thewrapper is tucked in by the rounded fixed projection with which it comesin contact and ultimately passes. The wrapper is now in the conditionshown in Fig. 35. The return movement of the crossheads takes placebefore another package is presented for their action, and thesupplemental cross-head is carried back to its original position by thepin 173 coming in contact with the end of the slot 1.75 in the bar 165.It now only requires the turning inward of the upper and lower endextensions of the wrapper to complete the folding operation, or bringthe wrapper to the condition in which it is shown in Fig. 37, and thisoperation is accomplished by the vibratory end folders now to bedescribed.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 25, 26 and 27, 187 and 188 are the upperand lower endfolders which are in vertical alinement one with the other,and situated to the left of the channel 162 as shown in Fig. 2. They arein the path of the extended upper and lower ends of the wrapper as thesame move along the channel, and so situated as to be directly oppositea package as it is pushed to its limit by the cross-heads 177 and 180.The upper end-folder 187 consists of a blade forming the termination ofa lever 189 fulcrumed to a bracket on the bed of the machine. Theotherend of the said lever is linked to a second lever 190 fulcrumed toa second bracket and carrying the lower folding blade 188. The free endof the second lever 190 is fitted with a roller 192 which is in contactwith the underside of the bar 165 before de scribed. In order that theroller 192 may have an up-and-down motion as the bar 165 slides backwardand forward, the said bar has formed thereon the projection 194 oflimited length, as shown in Figs. 25, 26 and 27. Each time that theprojection 194 passes over the roller 192, the folding blades 187and-188 are 1n adc to approach each other and fold in the ends of thewrapper; and by a proper arrangement of the mechanism, the lowerend-folder operates in advance of the upper one. The action of theend-folders completes the folding operation. In the same cases, it isdesirable to introduce into the package of cigarettes, a coupon or othersimilar advertising device, and as this operation has to be done beforethe bunch of cigarettes is compressed, I place at one side of thecompressing devices the coupon magazine 195 (see Figs. 1, 2, 28, 29, 30andv 31) having a slot 197 in its wall which slot when the compressionchamber is between the fingers 64 and the slot, and expanded as shown inFig. 22, registers therewith.

Underneath the stack of coupons which is denoted by 199, I place on thetable of the machine, a sliding plate 200 carrying a pusher 201 which ateach forward stroke, transfers the bottom coupon from the magazinethrough the slot 197 to under the bottom row of cigarettes in thecompression chamber as shown in Figs. 29, 30 and. 31. The forward andbackward sliding motion of the plate 200 with its pusher 201 is obtainedby means of the rod 203 which at one end. is pivoted to the bell-crank71 (see Fig. 18) and at the other end hinged. to the lower arm of thelever 205 (shown in Figs. 29, 30 and 31) which is fulcrumed to a bracket207 underneath the table 3. The upper arm of the said lever isconnected. by a link 209 to a lug 210 forming a part of the plate 200.In. Fig. 30 a coupon which is denoted by B is shown as entering thecompression chamber, and in Fig. 31 as entirely within the same.Supposing the cigarette magazine to be charged with ci arettes in bulk,a stack of wrappers to be in the wrapper magazine, the paste boxprovided with paste, and the machine to be in operation, the undersideof the bottom jt wrapper receives a coating of paste, and. immediatelyafter, the said wrapper is looped as shown in Fig. 7 and as the loop isin creased in depth the end of the wrapper is withdrawn from its supportand. falls to the position shown in Fig. 8. At this time, the wrappercarrier which is approaching its highest position grasps the end. of thewrapper and after drawing it entirely from the magazine, carries it downto the position indicated in Fig. 9.

While the above operation is being performed, the ejecting fingers moveforward and force the two lower rows of cigarettes which are in thepockets in the cigarette magazine, to the compressing chamber which atthat time is in the extended condition shown in Fig. 22. The loosebunch. of cigarettes is then compressed into a compact bunch, as shownin Fig. 23, and then. carried dition shown in Fig; 34.

to the entrance of the first set of tucking and folding appliances,against the face of which the wrapper is held, as shown in Fig. 9. Theplunger then moves forward and forces the compressed bunch together withthe wrapper which is doubled over it, fully into the said tucking andfolding appliances, the projecting end of the wrapper being tucked-in inthe operation, as indicated in Figs. 13 and 32. The plunger now comes torest and the lower folder rises which turns the lower longitudinal edgesoflthe wrapper over and upon the thin side plates of the foldingchamber, as shown in Fig. 11, thus bringing the wrapper into thecondition in which it is shown in Fig. 33. The lower folder now returnsto its original position, and the upper folder descends and turns orfolds the upper longitudinal edges of the wrapper over the lower ones,as shown in Fig. 12, and bringing the wrapper to the con- The plungernow resumes its forward motion, and the unfinished package is forcedfrom the folding chamber into the transverse channel, when I thecross-head moves forward and its extension tucks-in the overhanging endof the wrapper at one side thereof. At this time the folded edges of thepackage at one side thereof, are bearing against the supplementalcross-head, and upon the main cross-head coming intocontact with thatdevice, both cross-heads move forward together, and the other edge ofthe wrapper is tucked-in by the tucker which is in its path. The wrapperthen assumes the shape shown in Fig. 35. The crossheads now recede totheir first position, and the end-folders perform their office whichbrings the wrapper to the completed condition shown in Fig. 37.

It will be understood that the packages as completed are moved forwardby those which follow, and are discharged from the machine at the end ofthe transverse channel. It will be further understood that theintroduction of a coupon into the package as described is not essentialto the completion of the package, but is a separate operation which maybe omitted if desired.

I claim as my invention: v

1. A packaging machine which comprises a wrapper magazine, a cigarettemagazine, a paste holder, means to apply paste to the underside of thebottom wrapper in the magazine, devices to eject a limited number ofcigarettes from the magazine, means to compress the ejected cigarettesinto a compact bunch, wrapper-folding appliances, a contrivance adaptedto grasp the bottom wrapper in the wrapper magazine and carry the sameto a position between the bunch compressing devices and the foldingappliances, and then release the wrapper, and a device to force thebunch of cigarettes against the wrapper and carry it together with thewrapper which is doubled over the bunch, into the wrapper-foldingappliances.

2. A packaging machine which comprises a wrapper magazine, a cigarettemagazine, a reciprocating carriage situated in the cigarette magazine,the same having pockets therein whereby certain of the cigarettes areseparated from the others, devices to eject certain of the cigarettescontained within the pockets, from the magazine, devices to receive theejected cigarettes and compress them into. a compact bunch,wrapper-folding appliances, an oscillating carrier to take a wrapperfrom the wrapper magazine and deposit it between the bunch compressingdevices and the wrapper folding appliances, and a device to force thebunch from the compressing devices against the wrapper and cause both toenter the folding appliances.

3. A packaging machine whichcomprises a wrapper magazine, a cigarettemagazine, a reciprocating carriage situated in the magazine, the samehaving pockets therein whereby certain of the cigarettes are separatedfrom the others, devices to eject certain of the cigarettes containedwithin the pockets from the magazine, devices to receive the ejectedcigarettes and compress them into a compact bunch, wrapper-foldingappliances, an oscillating carrier having grasping de vices to take awrapper from the wrapper magazine and deposit it between thebunchcompressing devices and the wrapper folding appliances, a device toforce the bunch from the com ressing devices to within the wrap per-folcing appliances, the said wrapper moving in advance of the bunch.

4. A packaging machine which comprises a wrapper magazine, a cigarettemagazine, a reciprocating carriage situated in the magazine, the samehaving pockets therein whereby certain of the cigarettes are separatedfrom the others, devices to eject certain of the cigarettes containedwithin the pockets from the magazine, devices to receive the ejectedcigarettes and compress them into a compact bunch, wrapper-foldingappliances, an oscillating carrier adapted to grasp the bottom wrapperin the magazine and deposit it between the bunch-com ressing devices andthe wrapper-folding app iances, a device to force the bunch from thecompressing desaid carriage within the magazine, and at one part of itsmovement bring the pockets into alinement with the ports in the magazine, combined with fingers which are thrust through the said ports andthe said pockets to eject certain of the cigarettes which. are restingloosely in the pockets, from the magazine.

6. In a packaging machine, a cigarette magazine having a port in each oftwo opposite walls thereof, a carriage having pockets therein which areunvarying in width into which cigarettes fall by gravity and remainloosely therein, means to reciprocate the said carriage within themagazine, and at one part of its movement bring the pockets intoalinement with the ports in the magazine, combined with fingers whichare thrust through the said ports and the said pockets to eject.

certain of the cigarettes which are resting loosely in the pockets, fromthe magazine, and a compression chamber to receive the loosely bunchedcigarettes ejected from the magazine.

7. In a packaging machine, a wrapperfolding appliance to turn-in oneupon the other, the upper and lower lateral edges of the wrapper whichextend beyond the contents of the package, which appliance consists of achamber formed of a pair of fixed horizontal, and a pair of fixedvertical plates, the latter having spaces above and. below them for theextended side edges of the wrapper, combined with a pair of upper, and apair of lower foldj mg blades, the said p a1rs havmg alternatereciprocating movements, the latter moving in advance of the former,whereby the lower extended edges of the wrapper are folded over seemsthe vertical side plates of the folding chamher, and the upper edges ofthe wrapper folded over the lower edges.

8. In apackaging machine, afolding chamber adapted to receive apartially wrapped bunch of cigarettes, having at the sides thereof,plates erected on edge, eon'ibined with means to fold the extendedlateral edges of the wrapper over the said plates, and means to forcethe package from the folding chamber.

9. In a packaging machine, a folding chami her having at the sidesthereof, plates erected on edge, combined with means to fold theextended lateral edges of the wrapper over the said plates, the saidplates extending beyond the entrance end of the said. chamber, andhaving their forward ends flared outwardly to form tucking-in devices tooperate on the folded end of a doubled wrapper as the same enters thefolding chamber.

10. In a packaging machine, apparatus to inclose within a package, acoupon or its equivalent, which. comprises a chamber to hold a loosebunch of cigarettes, combined with a magazine having therein a stack oflabels, devices to transfer a label frmn the magazine to the chambercontaining the cigarettes, other devices to compress the bunch togetherwith. the label, and mechanism to carry the bunch and label toapplianees whereby the same are provided with a wrap per.

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Witnesses CHRISTIAN F. GLUINN, C. F. GLUINN,J1.

